User manual

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1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................. 5
1.1 WHAT IS “THE SHARK” WITH BLUETOOTH
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WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY? ........................ 5
1.2 SUMMARY OF FEATURES...................................................................................................... 5
2. THE SHARK.......................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 HOW DOES THE SHARK EMULATE A SERIAL CABLE?....................................................... 7
2.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS............................................................................................................ 7
2.3 CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................................ 8
2.4 SWITCHES.............................................................................................................................. 8
2.5 LED INDICATORS ................................................................................................................. 9
2.6 EXTERNAL POWER JACK ................................................................................................... 10
2.7 INTERNAL BATTERY ........................................................................................................... 10
2.7.1 BATTERY USE DURATION ................................................................................................. 10
2.7.2 RECHARGING THE BATTERY ............................................................................................. 10
2.7.3 USING A COM PORT FOR CHARGING ................................................................................ 11
3. SETTING UP THE SHARK............................................................................................... 12
3.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 12
3.2 GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................. 12
3.2.1 INSTALLING SHARK CONFIG TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT SETTING IN SECTION 3.1............ 12
3.2.2 CONNECTING THE SHARK TO YOUR PC FOR SHARK CONFIG ............................................ 13
3.3 USING SHARK CONFIG......................................................................................................... 13
3.3.1 COMM SETTINGS ............................................................................................................... 13
3.3.2 THE SHARK SETTINGS....................................................................................................... 15
3.3.3 DEVICE DISCOVERY .......................................................................................................... 17
3.3.3.1 Device Discovery Example............................................................................................ 18
3.3.3.1.1 Searching..................................................................................................................... 18
3.3.3.1.2 Connecting .................................................................................................................. 21
3.4 USING SHARK CONFIG OVER A LINK USING BLUETOOTH
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TECHNOLOGY ...................... 23
4. PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION ................................................................................. 25
4.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 25
4.2 CONNECTING THE POWER ................................................................................................. 25
4.3 CONNECTING TO RS-232 EQUIPMENT .............................................................................. 25
4.3.1 DTE VS. DCE.................................................................................................................... 25
4.4 CONNECTING TO RS485 EQUIPMENT................................................................................ 27
4.4.1 2-WIRE VS. 4-WIRE RS485 ............................................................................................... 27
4.4.2 FULL-DUPLEX VS. HALF-DUPLEX..................................................................................... 27
4.4.3 RS485 INTERFACE ADAPTER ............................................................................................ 28
4.5 BAUD RATE ......................................................................................................................... 28
4.6 FLOW CONTROL ................................................................................................................. 30
4.7 THE SHARK RANGE AND ANTENNA SELECTION............................................................... 30